The shocking ineptitude of the response to Katrina
Shocking… and disgusting. Also, read this article in Popular Mechanics.
Hot air on the Internet
Hotair.com has gone live. This will be a daily read for me. The site has a great design, and the initial content looks good. Sure to cause moonbat’s heads to explode.
U.S. General issue new calls for resignations
This makes sense.
Howard Dean engages in name calling
I’m not sure he realizes it backfired. He’s got to be one of the best things the Republicans have going for them right now… Karl Rove really is an evil genius, the way he engineered Howard’s move into that role.
Will we have the courage to do what’s needed with Iran? [updated]
Mark Steyn has another excellent column about the situation in Iran. I this this excerpt is particularly effective: You know what’s great fun to do if you’re on, say, a flight from Chicago to New York and you’re getting a little bored? Why not play being President Ahmadinejad? Stand up and yell in a loud [...]
Morale – what’s the truth about our troops in Iraq?
Strategypage has a brief write-up about status of military recruitment efforts: In the last six months, the U.S. Army is seeing 15 percent more soldiers re-enlist than expected. This continues a trend that began in 2001. Every year since then, the rate at which existing soldiers have re-enlisted has increased. This despite the fact that [...]
Something must be done very soon about Iran
Iran is now claiming success at enriching uranium. They continue to threaten annihilation of Israel, and death to America. They continue to fund Hamas, and Hezbollah, and evidence points to their involvement with the “insurgency” in Iraq. What to do? Mark Steyn takes a detailed look at the situation. One paragraph that sums things up [...]
News from the front lines
Michael Yon’s Frontline Forum is now available. I’ve followed Michael Yon’s dispatches from Iraq, he’s provided detailed information and insight into the daily heroism of our troops. The new Frontline Forum should be quite interesting. The Frontline Forum is an alternative channel for compelling stories from those now wearing boots and carrying rifles and not [...]
Profile of an amateur musician
The New York Times has a fascinating article today about Condoleezza Rice’s love of music. The article was timely for me, as Alex is wanting to start violin lessons, and I’ve been thinking of getting back in practice, perhaps playing chamber music with friends, or the local community orchestra. The balance of work, family, hobbies [...]
New evidence of torture at Guantanamo?
The Guardian has a story today with first-hand reports from Afghan detainees recently released from Gauntanamo. Asadullah strives to make his point, switching to English lest there be any mistaking him. “I am lucky I went there, and now I miss it. Cuba was great,” said the 14-year-old, knotting his brow in the effort to [...]
A brief historical primer on Islam
I am admittedly not very knowledgeable about the history of Islam. Today’s OpinionJournal.com has a fascinating overview of Islamic imperial history, Islam’s Imperial Dreams. It is written by Efraim Karsh, and based on a new book he has authored call Islamic Imperialism: A History. I’ve become quite concerned about radical Islam over the past few [...]
More bad economic news for Bush
Uh, sorry, that’s more good news. Best job market in 5 years for grads Can I still blame Bush?
Feingold’s Folly… Day 2
Texas Senator John Cornyn has the status. Senator Bill Frist has some thoughts: Yesterday Democrat Senator Russ Feingold called for a censure of President Bush. The censure reads: “The United States Senate does hereby censure George W. Bush, President of the United States, and does condemn his unlawful authorization of wiretaps of Americans.” Senator Feingold [...]
We have nothing to fear but… cartoons?
Cox and Forkum have created another well-crafted parody, this time incorporating several of the original controversial cartoons along with several well-known characters. Yes, even Piglet has been attacked as an insult to Islam. If you haven’t yet seen the original cartoons, I’ve posted them here previously. Click for a larger image :